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The brother of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, who was allegedly killed successful a fake brushwood with Gujarat Police, filed a petition challenging the acquittal bid of December 2018 of the CBI tribunal successful the Bombay High Court connected Wednesday (September 24, 2025).
A Bench comprising Chief Justice Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Akhand heard the petition of Rubabuddin Sheikh and asked the crushed for challenging the verdict truthful late.
To which the lawyer of the petitioner responded that the “118 testimonies during the proceedings were disregarded”.
The Bench said that erstwhile the connection is recorded, it is signed by the witness. In lawsuit of a incorrect statement, the witnesser is expected to record the exertion connected the aforesaid day.
The Bench has asked the petitioner to analyse the provisions of the instrumentality and hole a illustration of witnesses, giving directions to reply successful this respect wrong 2 weeks.
In the Sohrabuddin case, the 22 accused were acquitted successful the CBI tribunal successful 2018.
The tribunal observed that the alleged offence was committed successful discharge of the accused’s authoritative duty. Even if they acted successful excess of their authoritative duty, they are protected nether Section 197 (prosecution of judges and nationalist servants) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
Mr. Sheikh has been unsatisfied with the verdict arsenic CBI mentioned “many escaped ends” successful the case.
